Disney Parks – California Globe

Disney Employees Sue Company Over Aborted Relocation Of 2,000 Employees From California To Florida

June 22, 2024 2:45 amJune 22, 2024 2:46 am

Two Disney employees who sold their homes in anticipation of a move to the Orlando, Florida area that never came to fruition, sued Disney earlier this week, saying that they are seeking damages after the company lied to them over...

Newsom v. DeSantis Rivalry Peaks Again Over Disney Cancelling $1 Billion Project In Florida

May 19, 2023 1:02 pmMay 19, 2023 1:02 pm

The rivalry between California Governor Gavin Newsom and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis reached a new peak on Thursday following the announcement by Disney that they would be cancelling their $1 billion Lake Nona development in Florida. This halts the move...

Disney to Relocate 2,000 Jobs From California to Florida

July 15, 2021 9:42 pmJuly 16, 2021 10:31 am

Disney Officials announced on Thursday that 2,000 jobs will be relocated from California to Lake Nona in Orlando. According to the Orlando Business Journal, all 2,000 jobs being moved will come from Disney’s headquarters in Burbank and will be slowly...

Disney Layoffs Increase to 32,000 Employees

November 27, 2020 2:05 pmDecember 2, 2020 9:02 am

On Thursday, Disney announced that the initial 28,000 theme park employee firings previously unveiled in September would increase by 4,000 due to early 2021 monetary projections in it’s theme park division. According to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing...

Disney Announces Second Round of Furloughs

November 9, 2020 8:43 pmNovember 11, 2020 6:12 am

On Monday, a memo released by Disneyland President Ken Potrock announced a second round of layoffs following the state’s continued refusal to allow theme parks in California to reopen. Theme parks have been continuously denied approval to reopen under COVID-19...

Disney, Theme Parks Criticize Gov. Newsom Over ‘No Hurry’ to Put Out Re-Opening Guidelines

October 8, 2020 8:14 pmOctober 9, 2020 6:28 am

On Thursday, the California Attractions and Parks Association (CAPA) theme park trade group, and Disney Parks, the theme park division of Disney, denounced Governor Gavin Newsom’s Wednesday announcement that theme park re-openings in the state would be indefinitely delayed. California...

Disney Announces Massive Lay-Off Of 28,000 Employees

September 30, 2020 2:05 amSeptember 29, 2020 8:44 pm

On Tuesday, Disney announced that 28,000 employees would be laid off, including well over 10,000 in California alone. 28,000 laid-off by Disney The massive amount of lay-offs will come from the parks division, with Disneyland in Anaheim being primarily effected....